ML20206D344

Notice of Violation from Insp on 870224-27

ML20206D344
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	03/30/1987
From:	Zech G NRC OFFICE OF SPECIAL PROJECTS
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Shared Package
ML20206D324	List: IR 05000259/1987011 ML20206D321 ML20206D344 ML20206D389
References
50-259-87-11, 50-260-87-11, 50-296-87-11, NUDOCS 8704130308
Download: ML20206D344 (2)

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ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Tennessee Valley Authority Docket Nos. 50-259, 260, 296 Browns Ferry License Nos. DPR-33, 52, 68 During the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted on February 24 - 27, 1987, violations of NRC requirements were identified. The violations involved inadequate control and identification of welding material and inadequate welding procedure qualifications. In accordance with the

" General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"

10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1986), the violation is listed below:

A. 10 CFR 50, Appendix 8. Criterion VIII, as implemented by Topical Report TVA-TR75-1A, Section 17.2.8, requires that adequate measures be provided to assure the control and identification of materials and therefore prevent the use of incorrect or defective materials.

Contrary to the above, on February 25, 1987, the NRC inspector determined that the licensee's measures did not assure the control and identification of weld consumables in that the heat number of weld material issued on 575 Control No. 5686-11900 had not been identified. Also, 575 Control No. 7386-00585, voided by warehouse personnel, was used by tool rooms as a valid referencing number when issuing welding material for use in the field.

ThisisaSeverityLevelIVviolation(SupplementI).

l R. Paragraph (a)(1) of 10 CFR 50.55(a) requires that structures and compo-nonts be fabricated to quality standards commensurate with the importance l of the safety function. ASME Code Section IX,1980 edition, paragraph QW200.4 states in part that a welding procedure qualified in combination i with other processes shall be qualified for the deposited weld metal thickness range for each of the processes to be used...

! Contrary to the above, on February 74, 1987, combination weld procedure qualification records (PQRs) GT-SM88-0-2 and GT-SM88-0-1, did not specify the amount of weld metal deposited by each of the weld processes used and therefore, it was not possible to verify the limits of qualification with each specific process.

ThisisaSeverityLevelVviolation(Supplement 1).

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Tennessee Valley Authority Docket Nos. 50-259, 760, 296 2

Browns Ferry License Nos. DPR-33, 52, 68 l Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Tennessee Valley Authority is hereby required to submit to this Office within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice a written statement or explanation in reply including (for each violation): (1) admission or denial of the violation, (2) the reason for the violations if admitted, (3) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved. (4) the corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations, and (5) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Lk )OTLIL 4 0 Gary G. Zech, Assistant Director, Regional Inspections Division of TVA Projects Office of Special Projects Dated at Atlanta, Georgia thisj0dayofj) g v 1987